CENTRAL MARYLAND OUTDOOR RECREATION ATTRACTIONS & RECREATION HISTORY & HERITAGE Prettyboy Reservoir 19228 Spooks Hill Rd, Hampstead, 410-356-9272 https://dnr.maryland.gov/wildlife/pages/ publiclands/central/prettyboy.aspx Hiking trails ranging from easy to difficult with reservoir fishing for largemouth and smallmouth bass, crappie, sunfish, perch and carp. Concord Point Lighthouse and Keeper’s House Museum Hydes ATTRACTIONS Linthicum HISTORY & HERITAGE Lafayette & Concord sts, Havre de Grace, 410-939-3213 www.concordpointlighthouse.org Museum with tours inside the tower, walks through history in the museum and open grounds with special events held throughout the year. Boordy Vineyards Hanover ATTRACTIONS Havre de Grace Decoy Museum 12820 Long Green Pike, Hydes, 410-592-5015 www.boordy.com Beautiful historic property featuring award-wining wines and a gift shop inside a 19th-century barn, just 25 minutes from Inner Harbor. d Benson-Hammond House 7101 Aviation Blvd, Linthicum, 410-768-9518 www.aachs.org/benson-hammond-house A 19th-century farmhouse, restored to reflect early farm culture that includes four period rooms, a museum and shop. $ Live! Casino & Hotel 7002 Arundel Mills Cir #7777, Hanover, 443-842-7000, 1-855-5-MD-LIVE www.marylandlivecasino.com More than 200 table games and 4,000 slots, nationally acclaimed restaurants, nightly entertainment and Live! Hotel located in Hanover. d 215 Giles St, Havre de Grace, 410-939-3739 www.decoymuseum.com Houses one of the finest collections of Chesapeake Bay waterfowl decoys ever assembled; exhibits, tours, demonstrations, lectures and special events. d $ DeJon Vineyards National Electronics Museum Havre de Grace Maritime Museum 5300 Hydes Rd, Hydes, 443-253-9802 www.dejonvineyard.com Vineyard on the Piedmont Wine Trail offering wine lovers the opportunity to relax and taste wines in the intimacy of a reconverted barn. d c 1745 W Nursery Rd, Linthicum, 410-765-0230 www.nationalelectronicsmuseum.org Historical electronics displays from communications, radar and space to countermeasures and commercial tech; hands-on exhibits, tours upon request. d $ Medieval Times Dinner and Tournament 7000 Arundel Mills Cir, Arundel Mills, Hanover, 443-755-0011, 1-888-WE-JOUST www.medievaltimes.com The most popular dinner attraction in North America with feasting, tournament games and exciting sword fights inside an 11th-century-style castle. $ See ad on page 6. 100 Lafayette St, Havre de Grace, 410-939-4800 www.hdgmaritimemuseum.org Museum sharing rich regional maritime heritage with exhibits, educational programs, special events and environmental center focused on Bay ecology. d $ Jarrettsville OUTDOOR RECREATION Lutherville HISTORY & HERITAGE Rocks State Park Susquehanna Museum of Havre de Grace at the Lock House Harwood Thanksgiving Farm 195 Harwood Rd, Harwood, 410-630-1511 www.thanksgivingfarm.com Hand-crafted wines made exclusively from sun-ripened grapes grown on the farm using traditional fermentation methods and French oak barrel aging. $ 817 Conesteo St, Havre de Grace, 410-939-5780 www.thelockhousemuseum.org Historic home of the locktender for the Susquehanna and Tidewater Canal with events throughout the year; featuring a museum, pivot bridge and lock. d $ OUTDOOR RECREATION 3318 Rocks Chrome Hill Rd, Jarrettsville, 410-557-7994 http://dnr.maryland.gov/publiclands/ pages/central/rocks.aspx Home to the King and Queen Seat, a 190-ft. rock outcrop over Deer Creek, and Kilgore Falls, the second-highest vertical drop waterfall in Maryland. The Fire Museum of Maryland 1301 York Rd, Lutherville, 410-321-7500 www.firemuseummd.org Jaw-dropping collection of more than 40 pieces of antique fire apparatus. Learn about the Great Baltimore Fire of 1904. Kids love the discovery room. d $ Kingsville HISTORY & HERITAGE Lutherville Historical Colored School #24 Museum Jerusalem Mill Village Baysail on the Chesapeake Havre de Grace ARTS & CULTURE Arts By the Bay Gallery 100 Bourbon St Ste D, Tidewater Marina, Havre de Grace, 410-939-2869 https://www.baysail.net Offers professional sailing instruction as well as an excellent selection of recent model yachts for charter. 2813 Jerusalem Rd, Kingsville, 410-877-3560 www.jerusalemmill.org Experience living history at an 18th-and 19th-century historic gristmill village. Hike scenic trails. Admission free except during special events and concerts. d OUTDOOR RECREATION 1426 School Ln, Lutherville, 410-825-6114 www.luthervillecoloredschool.webs.com A historic schoolhouse built in the early 1900s that has been restored into a museum of African-American history in Maryland. Marriottsville HISTORY & HERITAGE Historic Waverly 307 St John St, Havre de Grace, 410-939-1818 http://artsbythebaygallery.com Arts by the Bay is a co-operative gallery, so you can meet the artisans who have created the work in the gallery. Four times a year we celebrate with all new art and an artist’s reception. Free to the public. Join us for the celebration. Susquehanna State Park Gunpowder Falls State Park: Central Area 4122 Wilkinson Rd, Havre de Grace, 410-557-7994 http://dnr.maryland.gov/publiclands/ pages/central/susquehanna.aspx Home to mountain biking trails, fishing (pike, perch, bass) and historical sites, including Rock Run grist mill, Archer Mansion and Jersey Toll House. SHOPPING 10092 Belair Rd, Kingsville, 410-592-2897 http://dnr.maryland.gov/publiclands/pages/ central/gunpowdercentral.aspx Features many miles of nature trails, fishing, river recreation and horseback riding opportunities at Graham Equestrian Center. 2300 Waverly Mansion Dr, Marriottsville, 301-572-7744 www.historicwaverlymansion.com Elegant, period-appointed early 19th-Century Manor home. Sole surviving property of John Eager Howard and George Howard, Maryland’s only father/ son governors. SPORTS Gunpowder Falls State Park: Jerusalem Mill Headquarters Waverly Woods Golf Club Cultural Center at the Opera House 121 N Union Ave, Havre de Grace, 443-502-2005 www.hdgoperahouse.org Center bringing the highest quality entertainment to the community and region by featuring local and professional plays, live music and performances. ATTRACTIONS Bahoukas Antique Mall 408 N Union Ave, Havre de Grace, 410-942-1290 www.bahoukas.com Nearly 9,000-sq. ft. of retail space and antiques within a historic building (c. 1880) in Havre de Grace’s Main Street District. 2813 Jerusalem Rd, Kingsville, 410-592-2897 http://dnr.maryland.gov/publiclands/ pages/central/gunpowder.aspx One of Maryland’s largest state parks with more than 18,000 acres in Harford and Baltimore counties and a museum preserving an old mill village. 2100 Warwick Way, Marriottsville, 410-313-9182 www.waverlywoods.com This award-winning Arthur Hills designed golf course is located on I-70 less than 20 minutes from Baltimore and only 45 minutes from DC. d Middle River ATTRACTIONS Mount Felix Vineyards & Winery Highland Beach HISTORY & HERITAGE Hart-Miller Island State Park 2000 Level Rd, Havre de Grace http://mountfelix.com Overlooking the Susquehanna River, Chesapeake Bay and the vineyard; the views are relaxing and spectacular. Plan your next private event or day trip here. Frederick Douglass Museum and Cultural Center “Twin Oaks” Steppingstone Farm Museum 461 Quaker Bottom Rd, Havre de Grace, 410-939-2299 www.steppingstonemuseum.org Preserving the rural heritage of Harford County with exhibits about folk arts, trades and the skills of the last rural generation from 1880 to 1920. $ c 3200 Wayman Ave, Highland Beach, 410-268-2956 www.highlandbeachmd.org Frederick Douglass’s summer cottage built in 1895 and dedicated to preserving the history of his family and Highland Beach. d 2813 Jerusalem Rd, Kingsville, 410-477-0757 http://dnr.maryland.gov/publiclands/ pages/central/hartmiller.aspx An uninhabited island in the Chesapeake Bay accessible only by boat. Western shore offers safe mooring, beach access, campsites and fishing. Glenn L. Martin Maryland Aviation Museum Laurel ATTRACTIONS Martin State Airport, Hangar 5, 701 Wilson Point Rd, Middle River, 410-682-6122 www.mdairmuseum.org Discover Maryland’s aviation history. On open cockpit days, see inside a fighter jet and board a 1950’s passenger plane. School and monthly speaker programs. d $ See ad on page 83. OUTDOOR RECREATION Jailbreak Brewing Co. 9445 Washington Blvd N Ste F, Laurel, 443-345-9699 www.jailbreakbrewing.com Howard County’s first production brewery, serving over a dozen artfully crafted beers in the taproom along with artisanal, house-made pub favorites. d Chesapeake Yachting Center 114 Carroll Island Rd, Middle River, 410-335-4900 www.chesapeakeyachting.com Marina services including a private pool, spa, locker rooms, gated children’s playground, grilling stations and pavilions. 134 ✥ VISITMARYLAND.ORG | 1-877-209-5883 KEY TO SYMBOLS d = Disability Accessible e = Pet Friendly $ = Admission c = Maryland Green Travel Partner
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